The importance of addressing early life environmental exposures in cancer epidemiology.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Environmental exposures during early stages of life may be particularly relevant for cancer etiology because of the rapid hormonal and tissue changes that occur during puberty and, in women, through first birth. We review evidence from the past five years on environmental exposures during childhood/adolescence through first birth and the risk of breast and other cancers during adulthood.

Recent findings

The studies of breast cancer (n=14) reported associations for childhood/adolescent environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), smoking initiation, pesticides, hair dye use, and living on a road with high traffic. Smoking before first childbirth was also associated with increased breast cancer risk. We identified 12 studies on other cancers, with only 1-2 studies per

SUBMITTER: Niehoff NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9128626 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature